809 drug cases in Shanghai between January and April

“SHANGHAI police confiscated more drugs in the first four months of this year compared to the same period last year, though the number of drug cases stayed the same, local authorities said this morning. Last month, city police busted a major drug trafficking ring and detained more than 20 suspects who planned to set up an underground factory. A total of 41.6 kilograms of drugs was seized. From January to April, 809 drug cases were reported and 157.41 kilograms of drugs confiscated, 33 percent more than that seized in the same period last year, said the Shanghai Anti-Drug Office. Wang Jun, director of the office, revealed that 17 of the 809 cases were big ones, each involving more than 1 kilogram of drugs.” [Shanghai Daily]